Abstract
Aggressive fibromatosis is a slow growing, permeative tumor, uniformly composed of fibroblasts-fibrocytes and abundant collagen, and located in the deep soft tissues. Despite the fact that aggressive fibromatosis behaves similarly to a low-grade sarcoma, it is kept separate from fibrosarcoma. Nonetheless, the limit of distinction with grade 1 fibrosarcoma is sometimes unclear and difficult to determine.
Desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall mostly occurs in females during pregnancy or after delivery.
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Campanacci, M. (1999). Aggressive Fibromatosis. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3846-5_61
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